gethostbyaddr and gethostbyaddr_r may incorrectly handle DNS response
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-4437
PublishedCalling gethostbyaddr or gethostbyaddr_r with a configured nsswitch.conf that specifies the library's DNS backend in the GNU C Library version 2.34 to version 2.43 could, with a crafted response from the configured DNS server, result in a violation of the DNS specification that causes the application to treat a non-answer section of the DNS response as a valid answer.
- Source published
- 20 Mar 2026 19:59:00 UTC
- Source modified
- 15 Oct 2026 01:12:09 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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